Ezekiel 16:27

“And look, I have stretched out my hand against you and withdrawn your allotted portion, and given you to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who are ashamed of your way of infamy.”

Ezekiel 16:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:27, word by word

I have stretched outנָטִיתִיnatiti

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

Where else “natiti” appears
my handיָדִyadi

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yadi” appears
and withdrawnאֶגְרַעegra

take away

To subtract something from an amount or a law.

Where else “egra” appears
your allotted portionחֻקֵּchuke

portion

The part or measure due to someone, like a ration or a quota.

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and given youאֶתְּנֵetne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “etne” appears
to the desireנֶפֶשׁnefesh

appetite

Hunger or craving; the throat.

Where else “nefesh” appears
of those who hate youשֹׂנְאוֹתַיִsonotayi

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

Where else “sonotayi” appears
the daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “benot” appears
of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim

Philistines

Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.

Where else “pelishtim” appears
who are ashamedנִּכְלָמוֹתnichlamot

be ashamed, humiliate

Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.

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of your wayדַּרְכֵּdarke

manner

The way one lives and acts.

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of infamyזִמָּהzima

lewdness

A shameful deed, especially sexual.

Where else “zima” appears

The context

26And you prostituted yourself with the sons of Egypt, your neighbors, great of flesh, and multiplied your prostitution to provoke me.

27 · This verse (above)

28And you prostituted yourself with the sons of Assyria, because you were never satisfied; you prostituted yourself with them, and still you were not satisfied.

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